Alpena County, MI Population

Overview

28,913

Total Population

48.1

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

436

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alpena County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alpena County is 48.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alpena County's population under 18 was 18.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alpena County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alpena County, 15.18% were under the age of 15, 16.11% aged 15 to 29, 45.43% aged 30 to 64, 20.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 173 more females than males in Alpena County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Alpena County, MI.
The Alpena County, MI gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,290.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,254.

Alpena County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alpena County population: 94.98% are White, 0.66% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.46% are some other race and 3.10% are multiracial.
Alpena County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 436 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,477 (98.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alpena County is White with a population of 27,463 (94.98% of the total population).

Alpena County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 31,253 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alpena County's population decreased by 1,742 (5.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alpena County's population decreased by 631 (2.14%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alpena County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 28,391.